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Hey Self Defeater

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Play  Bmlike this: xx4432 (Fingers TT3421 and hammer on with index finger to make it sound like record)
Gadd9: 320013
T: Thumb
1: Index Finger
2: Middle finger
3: Ring finger
4: Little finger
[Intro]
 Bm- Am  
[Verse]
BmNever mind overjoyed
AmJust start with happy
BmThere’s no more silent nights
AmAnd no more horrid fights
BmJust get a new place
AmAnd put a thousand miles
BmBetween you and your
AmWrong impressionsC  
[Chorus]
CAnd OK that’s Gmy opinion
             C  G-Gadd9-       G  C  
Not everybody else      agrees
GHey self defeaterC  
You're Gunderrated by Cyourself so quit lDooking down
[Verse]
BmAnd you need attention
AmYou really do
BmAnd I know that it’s yesterday
AmThat you’re blowing away
BmAnd something so
AmSugarcoated like you
BmShouldn’t have to try
   AmJust to satisfy
[Chorus]
CAnd OK that’s Gmy opinion
             C  G-Gadd9-       G  C  
Not everybody else      agrees
GHey self defeaterC  
You're Gunderrated by Cyourself so quit lDooking down
[Bridge]
Dsus4-Dsus2-D  
And what’s over you
DHas come over me
BmDrive around
AmAnd you walk around
BmWishing and thinking, wishing and thinking
AmAnd I think that you think too much
[Chorus]
CAnd OK that’s Gmy opinion
             C  G-Gadd9-       G  C  
Not everybody else      agrees
GHey self defeaterC  
You're Gunderrated by Cyourself so quit lDooking down
You’re Gunderrated by Cyourself so quit lDooking down
You’re Gunderrated so quit lCooking dDown and look CuuuuGuupppDpp
[Outro]
And look CuuuuGuupppDpp
And look CuuuuGuupppDpp
And look CuuuuGuupppDpp
And look CuuuuGuupppDpp
And look CuuuuGuupppDpp
And look CuuuuGuupppDpp

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Hey Self Defeater

by Mark Mulcahy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gadd9

Dsus4

Dsus2

Play like this: xx4432 (Fingers TT3421 and hammer on with index finger to make it sound like record)

Gadd9

: 320013

T: Thumb

1: Index Finger

2: Middle finger

3: Ring finger

4: Little finger

[Intro]

Bm Am

[Verse]

Never mind overjoyed

Just start with happy

There’s no more silent nights

And no more horrid fights

Just get a new place

And put a thousand miles

Between you and your

Am C

Wrong impressions

[Chorus]

C G

And OK that’s my opinion

C G Gadd9 G C

Not everybody else agrees

G C

Hey self defeater

G C D

You're underrated by yourself so quit looking down

[Verse]

And you need attention

You really do

And I know that it’s yesterday

That you’re blowing away

And something so

Sugarcoated like you

Shouldn’t have to try

Just to satisfy

[Chorus]

C G

And OK that’s my opinion

C G Gadd9 G C

Not everybody else agrees

G C

Hey self defeater

G C D

You're underrated by yourself so quit looking down

[Bridge]

Dsus4 Dsus2 D

And what’s over you

Has come over me

Drive around

And you walk around

Wishing and thinking, wishing and thinking

And I think that you think too much

[Chorus]

C G

And OK that’s my opinion

C G Gadd9 G C

Not everybody else agrees

G C

Hey self defeater

G C D

You're underrated by yourself so quit looking down

G C D

You’re underrated by yourself so quit looking down

G C D C G D

You’re underrated so quit looking down and look uuuuuuppppp

[Outro]

C G D

And look uuuuuuppppp

C G D

And look uuuuuuppppp

C G D

And look uuuuuuppppp

C G D

And look uuuuuuppppp

C G D

And look uuuuuuppppp

C G D

And look uuuuuuppppp

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